Ukraine new 500-hryvnia note (B853a) confirmed
B853 (P124): 500 гривень (hryven) (US$19) Beige, brown, green, blue, and pink. Front: Ukrainian text; violin; philosopher, poet, writer, pedagogue, and musician Hryhorii Skovoroda; coat of arms; fountain; denomination as registration device. Back: Ukrainian text; equilateral triangle with eye at center; Mohyla Academy building in Kiev; academy seal. Solid securityRead More…
Nepal issues 50-rupee note to celebrate bank’s 25th anniversary
, 50 rupees (US$0.70), ND (2006). Issued September 8, 2006, to celebrate the Nepal Rastra Bank Golden Jubilee Year 2005. Yellow, red, and green. Signature: Bijay Nath Bhattarai, Governor. Serial number prefix: KHA/ 97 to GA/17 (20 million pieces). Registration device. Windowed security thread. King Gyanendra dressed in Daura SuruwalRead More…
Bahamas new CRISP 20-dollar note (B341a) confirmed
Charcoal, red, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; foil patch; map; Milo B. Butler. Back: English text; Paradise Island and Nassau Harbour in New Providence with cruise ships, buildings, and bridges; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark:Read More…
Solomon Islands new 2- and 100-dollar notes (B215a and B220a) confirmed
On 2 September 2006, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands issued the nation’s first ever $100 note, as well as a revised $2 note. The $100 note honors the country’s rural sector, according to a speech given by CBSI governor Rick Hou. The $2 note is like B213a, but isRead More…
Paraguay new 20,000-guaraníe note (B843a) confirmed
, 20,000 guaranies, 2005. Issued 31.08.2006. Sky blue and gray. “A” prefix, novel serial numbers at left, “BCP” registration device and latent image, windowed security thread, denomination fluoresces under UV light. Signatures: Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General; Monica Perez, Presidenta. Woman holding vase at right. Central Bank of Paraguay building onRead More…
Ukraine new 10-hryvnia note (B848a) confirmed
B848 (P119A): 10 гривень (hryven) (US$0.40) Pink. Front: Ukrainian text; coat of arms; Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa. Back: Ukrainian text; bank logo; Cathedral of the Assumption in Kiev; quill in inkwell, books, kobza, candle, and tambourine. Solid security thread with demetalized 10 ГРН and trident. Watermark: Ivan Mazepa and electrotypeRead More…
Philippines ceases outsourcing note printing
According to a 15 August 2006, article in The Manila Times, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will cease outsourcing the printing of bank notes in 2007 in the wake of an embarrassing mistake made public last November. In an attempt to ensure a sufficient supply of 100-piso (US$1.95) bankRead More…
Tanzania revised 1,000-shilling note (B135b) confirmed
, Like B135a (above, left), but with portrait of President Julius K. Nyerere corrected to show the shirt button on the “masculine” side (above, right). Prefix BP – DU. Courtesy of Chris Twining.Read More…
Russia issues new 5,000-ruble note dated 1997 (Pick 278)
, 5,000 rubles, 1997. Issued July 31, 2006. Red and brown. Statesman Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky’s Monument in Khabarovsk at center with commercial ship in background; his bust as wmk. Automobile bridge across Amur River (the border between Russia and China negotiated by Muravyov) on back. Denomination appears in microperforations. WindowedRead More…
Serbia issues revised 1,000-dinar note dated 2006
, 1,000 dinar, 2006. Issued July 18, 2006. Like Pick 44, but with new Serbian coat of arms below serial number on back (vertical format), and new signature: Radovan Jelasic, guverner. 151 x 72 mm. Courtesy of Igor Dolasevic.Read More…